muze

Definitions of muze
  1. noun
    in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
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    Calliope
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
    walvisaas
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of history
    Erato
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
    Euterpe
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
    Melpomene
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
    Polyhymnia
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
    Terpsichore
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
    Urania
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
  2. noun
    literature in metrical form
    synonyms: dichtkunst, poëzie, verskunst
  3. noun
    any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
    synonyms: dichtkunst, poëzie, verskunst
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    performance, praat, schrijfstijl, schrijftrant, schrijfwijze, spraak, stijl, taalgebruik, verhaaltrant, verteltrant, vormgeving
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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